Highlight Homes is proud to be part of a large community of home builders, renovation companies, contractors, vendors and leaders in Atlanta’s thriving housing industry. To that end, we’ve been recognized for our dedication to excellence through a number of well-deserved awards and accolades. We have also formed strong ties within the Atlanta housing industry community through our affiliations with professional organizations that share our goal of providing a world-class product to local homeowners and home buyers.
Awards:
2013 Top Construction Site Designation
Highlight Homes Blog Named Top Construction Site
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2011 Obie Award Winner
Highlight Homes, LLC
Best Kitchen Remodel under 75,000
Award presented by Greater Atlanta Home Builder’s Association and
The Atlanta Sales and Marketing Council
2008 OBIE Award Winner
Highlight Homes, LLC – The Cottages at Stillwood
Best Interior – Detached Model $200,000 – $299,999
Award presented by Greater Atlanta Home Builder’s Association and
The Atlanta Sales and Marketing Council
2008 OBIE Award Winner
Vesmont, LC – TerraSol
Best Community Logo
Award presented by Greater Atlanta Home Builder’s Association and
The Atlanta Sales and Marketing Council
2008 GUFC Award Winner
Vesmont, LC – TerraSol
Outstanding Greenspace Plan – Merit Award
Award presented by the Georgia Urban Forest Council
Accolades:
2011-Present: Highlight Homes’ Founder, Tony Pourhassan was nominated to Board of Directors for the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Green Building Council
Highlight Homes is honored to be affiliated with The Green Building Council of the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association. This Council brings together those in the housing industry who participate in the planning, building, remodeling, marketing and selling of high-performance green homes and related products and services. Its purpose is to provide and promote green certification programs and educational opportunities for its members and the public. The Council provides a forum for professionals in the industry to promote green home standards and best practices, to network with others in the industry and to take a proactive role as leaders in the green housing industry. Tony also serves on the Builder/Developer/Lender Council of the GAHBA.
2012: Highlight Homes’ Founder, Tony Pourhassan was invited to take part in the White House Energy, Environment, and Conservation Roundtable
Tony – a proud member of the Green Building Council since 2011 – took his seat beside other prominent Atlanta builders, representatives from the General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Georgia Environmental Finance Authority, Atlanta Housing Authority, and local government officials to talk about the future of sustainability, clean energy, conservation, and green jobs in our country. Topics discussed during the roundtable meeting included incentives, tax credits, code enforcement, and programs designed to encourage sustainability, clean energy, conservation, and all that goes into building an “America that will last.”
2012: Highlight Homes’ Founder, Tony Pourhassan is appointed to the Board of Directors for the Georgia Redevelopment Foundation
This 501(c)3 Public Charity strives to help Georgia homeowners rebuild their homes and their lives… one brick at a time. Georgia Redevelopment Foundation was initially developed to assist homeowners in need following a natural disaster with home repairs, and has since expanded to include U.S. Armed Forces veterans and senior citizens.
Highlight Homes Professional Certifications include our standing as an Associate Kitchen & Bath Designer (AKBD) from the National Kitchen & Bath Association, a Lead Safe-Certified Firm from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and a Certified Professional Home Builder (CPHB) from the Housing Institute of the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association – promoting the highest standards of professionalism between the residential building industry and the community.
Affiliations:
National Association of Home Builders:
Highlight Homes is proud to be a Member of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) – a trade association that has been promoting the policies that make housing a national priority since 1942 for the benefit of its members, the housing industry, and the public at large.
Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association:
Highlight Homes is a Member in Good Standing with The Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association (HBA). This not-for-profit professional trade association is dedicated to promoting, protecting and preserving the homebuilding industry as a viable economic force in the Atlanta area. Builder members range from large companies to individual contractors and include developers, custom and speculative builders, multifamily builders, manufactured housing companies, residential remodelers and general contractors.
U.S. Green Building Council:
Highlight Homes is a proud member of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) – a 501(c)(3) nonprofit membership organization with a vision of a sustainably built environment within a generation. Its membership includes corporations, builders, universities, government agencies, and other nonprofit organizations. USGBC is dedicated to expanding green building practices and education, and its LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System™.
